Derek Jacobi

Biography: Derek Jacobi was born in Leytonstone in England in 1938 to working class parents Alfred and Daisy Jacobi. He was an only child. His father ran a tobacconist and sweetshop, and his mother worked in a drapers. Brilliant English stage actor who has made occasional screen appearances. He studied at Cambridge and trained at the Birmingham Repertory Company until Laurence Olivier saw him perform and eventually invited him to join the National Theatre Company. He currently lives in London with his partner, cal actor, Richard Clifford

Derek Jacobi's Scores

  • Movies
Average career score: 56
Highest Metascore:
Metascore: 88
Lowest Metascore:
Metascore: 21
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 15
  2. Negative: 2 out of 15
15 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
Metascore: 65
My Week with Marilyn
Nov 23, 2011 Sir Owen Morshead 7.6
Metascore: 50
Anonymous
Oct 28, 2011 Prologue 5.8
Metascore: 42
Ironclad
Jul 8, 2011 Cornhill 6.2
Metascore: 88
The King's Speech
Nov 26, 2010 Dr. Cosmo Lang 8.4
Metascore: 56
Hereafter
Oct 15, 2010 Himself 6.2
Metascore: 55
Endgame
Nov 6, 2009 Rudolf Agnew 9.5
Metascore: 58
Adam Resurrected
Dec 12, 2008 Dr. Nathan Gross 6.5
Metascore: 36
Underworld: Evolution
Jan 20, 2006 Corvinus 8.3
Metascore: 57
Two Men Went to War
Mar 26, 2004 Maj. Merton tbd
Metascore: 55
Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky
May 29, 2002 Nijinsky 10
Metascore: 21
The Body
Apr 13, 2001 Father Lavelle 4.0
Metascore: 64
Gladiator
May 5, 2000 Gracchus 8.7
Metascore: 57
Up at the Villa
May 5, 2000 Lucky Leadbetter 2.0
Metascore: 66
Dead Again
Aug 23, 1991 Franklyn Madson 7.1
Metascore: 83
Henry V
Nov 8, 1989 Chorus 7.2